The tax man cometh

Be wary of a strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors… and miss. -Robert A. Heinlein

It started with the Bronx Cocktail, created in the early 1900s by Johnnie Solon at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. What we know is that during World War II, someone decided to add one to two dashes of Angostura bitters to the drink, and the Income Tax cocktail was born.

This variation gives the drink more depth and a spicy yet smoothed tang.